Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-02
GENERAL RAILWAY NEWS.
Matters of Money aud Management
About Various Lines.

Matters of Money aud Management
About Various Lines.
Carrollton. less than three months ago,
raised $4,000 as r subscription to the
Rome and Carrollton railroad.
The Marietta and North Georgia rail
road, which 10 now narrow gauge, is
to be changed Immediately to the stand
ard gauge. and will be extended TO
Knoxville, Tenn.
The Wrightsyile and Tennille Tele-
graph Company. W. b. Thomas, Presi-
dent, aud r. w. Edwardv, Manager, has
completed its line from Tennille to Dub.
I'm. Offices nave been established at
IenDIlle, Harrison, Wrightsyllle, Bruton
and Dublin.
Joseph M. Brown, General Freight
and Passenger Agent Of the W estern and
Atlantic railway, is Of the opinion that
| freight rates as a whole will be advanced
under the new law. Local rates may be
lower, he says, but through rates will be
much higher.
A rumor has been going the rounds TO
| the effect that Mr.. Cecil Gabbett, General
Manager of the Western railroad, Will
| nave his jurisdiction extended and his
headquarters changed to Atlanta. Mr..
Gabbett SAYS that if such Is the case he
Knows nothing abOutit.
nlston and Cincinnati railroad, held
| Wednesday, the following officers were
elected: A. l.. Tyler, President; Samuel
Noble. Vice President: ID. T. Parker,
| Treasurer; Ii. l.. Wright, Secretary; G..
G. Wrenshaw, Chief Engineer. Work on
the road has begun in earnest.
The Postmaster General has issued a
| circular to the officials of the railway
mail service, embOdyIng the decision Of
A nU fah
| talns that the officials can receive trans
portatlon from the railroad companies,
| While in discharge OF their duties, with
| out violation of the interstate commerce
| law.
The organization OF the Georgia In
pTovement Company, which has under
taken the construction of the Atlanta and
Hawkinsville road, was perfected. The
following officers were elected: Fl. T.
Inman, President; &. A. Collier, Vice
President; j. X. Drummer, Secretary;
Robert j. Lowry, Treasurer; I'll. c, Harris,
| General Manager.
The Marietta and North Georgia rail-
road has just received 600 tons fifty-slx-
| pound rails, and will Immediately COM
| mence laying track from the Georgia
line to Murphy, n. c., which will take
but few weeks, as the rOadbed is all
ready for the rails. There is some talk of
the road being made into standard
gauge, and being pushed on as tar as
| Knoxville, Tenn.
The surveying corps of the Georgia,
Carolina and Northern road have been
below ElbertOn about two weeks. They
have been making very careful surveys OF
several different routes out from Savan
nah river toward Elberton, and are about
completing their final survey. The people
of Elberton are taking great interest In
this road, and will render all financial
assistance in their power when the proper
time arrives.
Several thousand dollars have been
subscribed in EibertOn to the Georgia,
Carolina and Northern railroad, and the
lists are gradually swelling. Next Tues
day the people of Eberton and Ebert
| county are to decide what they Will
do IN the way or subscription.
The directors OF the road will meet in
Athens on April :, when, in all prob
ability, the location of the route Will be
decided upon.
The contracts for building the Rome
| ana Carr0lltOn roads are 10 be let at once,
1t Is proposed to build in sections about
lao miles OF standard gauge road, aud
| eight iron bridges from Chattanooga,
Tenn, southwark, through the counties
of Walker, Chattooga, Floyd, Polk, Har-
alison and Carroll. The road will be laid
| with slXty-p0und steel rails, which is
| heavier than the rails on any Southern
| road, tfty-siX being the standard.
A meeting of the citizens of Gwinnett
| county interested in the route OF the
| Georgia, Carolina and Northern railroad,
| by jug Tavern and Lawrenceville. has
! been called at Lawrenceville Tuesday,
April 8, to take into consideration the
| granting of a right OF way and raising q
| subscription for Gwinnett county to the
| capital stock of the company, and the APP
| pointment of delegates to the stockhold-
ers' convention, which will assemble in
| Athens on April 7.
The Georgia, Carolina and Northern
has been engaged for some time IN max
ing survey through Walton, Gwinnett
and DeKalb counties, with the view OF
running an air line from Athens 10 At
lanta. This Is perhaps the shortest line
between those points, but the route has
been found very expensive one and al
most impracticable, taking into cOnsd-
GRAFTON the business which would natur-
ally flow to a new road between the Geor-
gia and the Air Line. The enormous
expense necessary to grade a road from
the Yellow river beyond Stone Mountain
has caused the company to look to other
routes as more practicable, because it
gave better route and one more easily
and cheaply constructed.